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romney is not far behind. he and the super pack supporting him have pumped in nearly $43 million. >> how in the world can people say they want four more years of president obama? we can't afford four more years of president obama. >> reporter: romney has been trying to make the case ledo a better job with the economy but in all three states the poll shows president obama leading on that issue. >> the path i offer is harder but it leads to a better place. i'm asking you to choose that future. >> reporter: romney does lead in one category. voters in those same states say he would do a better job on the deficit. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> making news now at 5:52, protests are intensifying in spain as government leaders are set to announce a new round of austerity measures tomorrow. last night demonstrations got so heated, police fired rubber bullets at the crowd. protesters are upset over cuts to health, education and salaries for public workers. >>> two months after his death, actor sherman hems
romney is not far behind. he and the super pack supporting him have pumped in nearly $43 million. >> how in the world can people say they want four more years of president obama? we can't afford four more years of president obama. >> reporter: romney has been trying to make the case ledo a better job with the economy but in all three states the poll shows president obama leading on that issue. >> the path i offer is harder but it leads to a better place. i'm asking you to...
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welcome to romney. >> reporter: romney is the oldest town in the oldest county in west virginia. and the republicans have been lobbying to get the presidential nominee who shares the town's name to stop by. >> we certainly look forward to having president mitt romney come and help celebrate with us. >> reporter: g.o.p. headquarters sits on one side of route 50. democrat be hq's -- democratic hq's just across the highway. and the chamber of commerce sits between them. >> talk family, talk schools, friends. just don't talk politics. >> reporter: they subscribe to the same philosophy at the courthouse corner cafe. >> politics are kind of bad for business. >> reporter: but it doesn't always work. >> i think obama is evil. >> reporter: evil? >> evil. >> personally i prefer obama. >> reporter: romney actually has a long history of nasty skirmishes. back in the civil war, the town reputedly went back and forth between union and confederate forces, some 56 times. >> abraham lincoln turned in one vote in hampshire county. >> reporter: democrats still outnumber republicans by a wide margin
welcome to romney. >> reporter: romney is the oldest town in the oldest county in west virginia. and the republicans have been lobbying to get the presidential nominee who shares the town's name to stop by. >> we certainly look forward to having president mitt romney come and help celebrate with us. >> reporter: g.o.p. headquarters sits on one side of route 50. democrat be hq's -- democratic hq's just across the highway. and the chamber of commerce sits between them. >>...
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maybe instead of attacking others on taxes, romney should come clean on his. >> romney said ads like this distort his positions and are the reason he is trailing in battleground polls. > >> on foreign policy the president says romney needs to clarify that he would do to stop iran's nuclear program. >> if governor romney is suggesting we should start another war, he should say so. >> the president will be in new york today for the start of the un general assembly meeting. he will address the group tomorrow. susan mcginniss, cbs news, washington. >>> even though the election is six weeks from tomorrow, absentee voting started friday. if you need an absentee ballot the deadline to apply for one is october 30th. >>> we want to take another look at the question of the day. it is 50% of american women say they wear this to make themselves feel mer atracktive. is it make up, a push up bra or a wig? >> one of our facebook friends say make up, it is for me. i always tell my husband that is why i wear it. >> log on for the facebook fan page. we'll review the answer in about an hour. >>> still
maybe instead of attacking others on taxes, romney should come clean on his. >> romney said ads like this distort his positions and are the reason he is trailing in battleground polls. > >> on foreign policy the president says romney needs to clarify that he would do to stop iran's nuclear program. >> if governor romney is suggesting we should start another war, he should say so. >> the president will be in new york today for the start of the un general assembly...
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mitt romney is in denver already. he'll stay there to finish his preparations. >>> dozens of dogs whose time at shelters had run out have a new lease on life this morning. more on how area pilots helped rescue the animals coming up at 5::0. >>> the nationals magic number to clinch the division is stuck at one. >> next after showers early this week, howard has some gorgeous days ahead in his seven-day forecast. you'll want to stick around for that. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to childre
mitt romney is in denver already. he'll stay there to finish his preparations. >>> dozens of dogs whose time at shelters had run out have a new lease on life this morning. more on how area pilots helped rescue the animals coming up at 5::0. >>> the nationals magic number to clinch the division is stuck at one. >> next after showers early this week, howard has some gorgeous days ahead in his seven-day forecast. you'll want to stick around for that. krystal conwell : we...
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we'll take a look at both sides with the obama campaign and the romney campaign coming up in half an hour at 5:30. mike, andrea? >> kristin fisher outside the white house. thank you. >>> another person in the washington area has died from west nile virus. virginia's health department confirmed a second death in northern virginia. the victim only described as an adult who lived in fairfax county. one person in d.c. has died from it as well d maryland has reported three cases of west nile deaths. >>> operations appear to be back to normal at disul less enter -- at dulles international airport after security officials is investigated a bomb threat around 9:00 last night. the united terminal was closed for a while. the daily parking garages were swept by authorities. no bombs were found. the flights were operational by 10:45 and the all clear was given by 11715. >>> -- by 11:15. >>> the national zoo panda's team has few clues to go on in the death of the panda cub. the cub's body showed no signs of being smothered or crushed by its mother but preliminary tests did turn up fluid in the cu
we'll take a look at both sides with the obama campaign and the romney campaign coming up in half an hour at 5:30. mike, andrea? >> kristin fisher outside the white house. thank you. >>> another person in the washington area has died from west nile virus. virginia's health department confirmed a second death in northern virginia. the victim only described as an adult who lived in fairfax county. one person in d.c. has died from it as well d maryland has reported three cases of...
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>> reporter: while governor romney got some practice in during the primaries. obama campaign spokesman says the worst-case scenario is if the president falls off the stage. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> we told you earlier this month about the renoir painting a virginia woman bought at a flea market for just $7. but the painting both be auctioned off in alexandria tomorrow as scheduled because it's stolen property. a "washington post" reporter was digging around this week and that led to the discovery of documents in the baltimore museum of arts library showing the painting was housed there from 1937 to 1949. it was stolen in 1951. now the f.b.i. is investigating but the woman is only out $7. >> 1951? that was a long time ago. >> but people hide these things in their basements. >> she should keep the painting. that's how i feel. >>> at this moment are you trying to talk yourself out of working out this morning? >> we'll see what excuses jessica doyle might have next in her couch to 5k report. we'll be back. >>> welcome back. your weather first. show
>> reporter: while governor romney got some practice in during the primaries. obama campaign spokesman says the worst-case scenario is if the president falls off the stage. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> we told you earlier this month about the renoir painting a virginia woman bought at a flea market for just $7. but the painting both be auctioned off in alexandria tomorrow as scheduled because it's stolen property. a "washington post" reporter was digging...
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in our poll when likely voters were asked who would did a better job on the economy, mitt romney led by two points in august but that's now flipped to a 2-point lead for mr. obama 49% to 47%. >> i don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. i do believe that government spending can be reduced but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on critical infrastructure, education, and health care. >> reporter: the president also holds a sizable 12-point lead among women voters in virginia with almost every obama campaign ad focused on women. >> moms like christy would be stretched even more under mitt romney. >> my goodness, what a northern virginia welcome. >> reporter: but there is another side to the gender gap. the romney-ryan ticket leads with men in virginia by six points and their campaign is pressing the message they can fix the economy. >> here in virginia we're not better off under president obama. >> reporter: a virginia voter and 20-year veteran of the air force believes mitt romney has more ability to handle the deficit. >> the success in the
in our poll when likely voters were asked who would did a better job on the economy, mitt romney led by two points in august but that's now flipped to a 2-point lead for mr. obama 49% to 47%. >> i don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. i do believe that government spending can be reduced but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on critical infrastructure, education, and health care. >> reporter: the president also holds a sizable 12-point...
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mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> well, who says trash cans are just for garbage? check out this garbage can world cup. did you know there was such a thing? competitors used modified trash cans and interesting choices in costumes for the downhill race in germany. drivers say the trick is not to drag your feet. this year's winner completed the course in just 21 seconds. kind of looks like fun. you know that trash can right there? >> yeah. >> the ones in d.c. look like that. they have wheels. they might be conducive for this sort of race. >> head out to germany next year, you can compete. >> you have to build your own trash can. >> bells and whistles to try to make it go faster. >>> ten minutes after 5:00 on this monday morning. a cool start to the morning. no complaints here though. tom kierein is in storm center 4 with the forecast. >> live view of the jefferson memorial live view from our hd city camera on this monday morning. right now around the region. yes, we are in the 60s. much o
mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> well, who says trash cans are just for garbage? check out this garbage can world cup. did you know there was such a thing? competitors used modified trash cans and interesting choices in costumes for the downhill race in germany. drivers say the trick is not to drag your feet. this year's winner completed the course in just 21 seconds. kind of looks...
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early surveys show arizona as a sure win for mitt romney. polls show a close race in his home state of michigan against rick santorum. no matter the winner, the two candidates could end up splitting the 30 delegates at stake because michigan distributes delegates proportionally. in arizona, 29 delegates are at stake in a winner-take-ail system. >>> this morning, mitt romney is accusing rick santorum of tricking voter for their support with a robo call. >> romney supported the bailouts for his wall street billionaire buddies, but opposed the auto bailouts. that was a slap in the face to every michigan worker. >> santorum sponsored this computerized call to democrats in michigan, urging them to vote against romney in the open primary. the message says it's supported by hard-working democratic men and women and paid for by the santorum campaign. romney says the call sounds like it's from an organized labor group, and it's confusing voters. santorum responded saying he's trying to attract voters he'll need in november's general election. >>> new
early surveys show arizona as a sure win for mitt romney. polls show a close race in his home state of michigan against rick santorum. no matter the winner, the two candidates could end up splitting the 30 delegates at stake because michigan distributes delegates proportionally. in arizona, 29 delegates are at stake in a winner-take-ail system. >>> this morning, mitt romney is accusing rick santorum of tricking voter for their support with a robo call. >> romney supported the...
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create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >>> welcome back. now here's a place where you can actually browse for a boyfriend. okay, listen up. a french dating website opened a boutique in paris featuring eligible bachelors in store front windows. but the owners of adoptaguy.com say it's only a joke. the site has nearly five million subscribers. the boutique will only be in paris for another week before it moves on to brussels. if it's only a joke, then what's the point? >> just another case of men being treated like pieces of meat. [ laughter ] >> 5:41. time for weather and traffic. tom kierein, lovely day out there. >> beautiful morning under way. there's capitol hill under a clear sky. weather and traffic on the 1s. off to another cool start. lower 50s in much of the region, that includes fredericksburg. still the low 50s and sunshine. then by noon, it ough
create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >>> welcome back. now here's a place where you can actually browse for a boyfriend. okay, listen up. a french dating website opened a boutique in paris featuring eligible bachelors in store front windows. but the...
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mitt romney will be campaigning in nevada. >>> just 75 days after the election, whoever wins will be sworn in as president and preparations for the inaugural are officially underway. with thursday's driving in of the ceremonial first nail it marks the start of construction on the platform where the next president and vice president will take their oaths of office january 21st. >>> so do you love the iphone? are you excited about the iphone 5? many of you are skipping work today if you didn't order it online like jessica did last week. the iphone 5 comes out in stores today and people are flocking to the stores. kristin fisher the standing by at then -- is standing by at the apple store in clarendon where more than 100 people are camping out. ridiculous kristin. >> reporter: the black curtains are up as apple employees set up the top secret iphone 5 display in the apple store in clarendon but outside check out the line. about 107 people camped out overnight to be first in line to get the new iphone 5. now most of these people showed up really over the last 24 hours. but the first pers
mitt romney will be campaigning in nevada. >>> just 75 days after the election, whoever wins will be sworn in as president and preparations for the inaugural are officially underway. with thursday's driving in of the ceremonial first nail it marks the start of construction on the platform where the next president and vice president will take their oaths of office january 21st. >>> so do you love the iphone? are you excited about the iphone 5? many of you are skipping work...
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the running mate that mitt romney has chosen and, again, the idea is to paint a picture of mitt romney and who he would be as president and how paul ryan would fit in as his vice president. we spent some time today talking with "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams and what would need to happen for mitt romney and paul ryan to go well at this convention and in november. >> voters need to come away from this convention saying, all right, that's mitt romney. okay, that's his family. that's his story. here is the choice. we dust off the same cliches. you though that. everybody has to give the speech of their life and the voters have never had such a clear distinct choice between the candidates and the directions they off for the country. well, it's all true. and it really is true at this gathering. if this is marketing, if this is a television show, they need to tell us all about themselves. >> paul ryan is scheduled to speak tonight in the 10:00 hour in prime time. that will be on broadcast television. we will see what message he is able to communicate to the american people. julie ca
the running mate that mitt romney has chosen and, again, the idea is to paint a picture of mitt romney and who he would be as president and how paul ryan would fit in as his vice president. we spent some time today talking with "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams and what would need to happen for mitt romney and paul ryan to go well at this convention and in november. >> voters need to come away from this convention saying, all right, that's mitt romney. okay, that's his...
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mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> it doesn't get any cheaper than this one, folks. orlando city leaders are giving a way five houses. yes, giving them away for free. no cost. of course, there's always a catch. >> nothing is free, aaron. >> i know. the new homeowners will have to pay to move those houses away. this is a part of a plan to expand a city park there but they have to clear that land to expand the park. if nobody steps forward to claim those houses, they will get the wrecking hall. >> that would be too bad. >> considered semi historic homes built between 1915 and 1930 so they don't want to tear them down if they can help it. >> but the cost to move that house certainly isn't free. it's going to be expensive endeavor, to say the least. but it could be an investment. >> this is true. put it wherever you want. >> there you go. >>> let's check the forecast. meteorologist tom kierein in the storm 4 center telling us more about what is going on with this cool weather. we love it, to
mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> it doesn't get any cheaper than this one, folks. orlando city leaders are giving a way five houses. yes, giving them away for free. no cost. of course, there's always a catch. >> nothing is free, aaron. >> i know. the new homeowners will have to pay to move those houses away. this is a part of a plan to expand a city park there but they have...
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donald trump threw his support behind romney yesterday. the real estate mogul's decision stunned many political pundits who expected him to endorse newt gingrich. in fact, gingrich's own advisers were saying earlier in the day that trump would back their man. >> mitt is tough, he's sharp, he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> thank you. thank you. >> trump has not always been a big supporter of romney's. he called him a "small business guy" last april and accused the firm romney cofounded of bankrupting companies and destroying jobs. >>> the man charged with killing his georgetown socialite wife will be in court today. albrech muth will appear in court at 9:30 this morning. he is accused of beating and strangling 91-year-old viola draft last august. muth said he is innocent and that initially draft died after falling and hitting her head. he later changed his story. >>> this morning a teacher and part-time coach at two schools in
donald trump threw his support behind romney yesterday. the real estate mogul's decision stunned many political pundits who expected him to endorse newt gingrich. in fact, gingrich's own advisers were saying earlier in the day that trump would back their man. >> mitt is tough, he's sharp, he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> thank you. thank you. >> trump has not...
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romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> the man suspected in the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba now wants to be paid. >>> plus, europe's debt crisis will be the top issue as president obama and world leaders meet in mexico. >>> i'm angie in for aaron gilchrest. it's monday, june 18th, post-father's day. weeking up to a beautiful skyline this morning. things feel quite great out there. there are some rain drops in the air. >> we do have a few on capitol hill. just live view of a soft pink sun rise under way. we might have a little sun trying to peek through. definitely eastern suburbs around the bay. you will see sun. but the rest of the area is clo clouding up. look at that storm 4 radar. rain is moving in west to east. looks like thunder and lightning. shenandoah valley, winchester and front royal, getting a few passing light showers. scattered light showers generally in
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back to you. >>> planned parenthood is shelling out serious cash to go after mitt romney. >> mitt romney says -- >> planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. >> romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. >> it is spending $1.4 million to run this ad in three battleground states including virginia. that's more than three times what the group spent during the 2008 campaign. the group says it plans on spending much more in the future. planned parenthood says it wants to use romney's own words to undermine his support among women. >>> still to come, getting their point across, the alarming statement one person made to show their disgust with the government. >>> also ahead, new hope in the search for survivors following a deadly earthquake in italy. >>> plus -- ♪ >> remembering the life of a man who helped inspire some of the biggest names in music. >> what a difference a day makes. we'll look at how long the rain showers will stick around. ♪ >>> family, friends, and fans are mourning the loss of blue grass and folks music icon doc
back to you. >>> planned parenthood is shelling out serious cash to go after mitt romney. >> mitt romney says -- >> planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. >> romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. >> it is spending $1.4 million to run this ad in three battleground states including virginia. that's more than three times what the group spent during the 2008 campaign. the group says it plans on...
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romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> good morning, everybody, nine minutes after 5:00. a warm 69 degrees outside our studios. take a look at this live picture, lots of clouds over the district this morning. >> you know what those clouds are doing? >> what are they doing? >> making rain. >> how does one make it rain? >> tom makes it rain, don't you, tom? >> that's right. i just wave a magic wand. good morning, time for weather and traffic early on this tuesday morning. yes, you will need an umbrella, some passing showers moving through the metro area over the last hour. the area in green you see on the storm 4 radar, now raining lightly, northern prince georges county. anne arundel, howard, montgomery, loudoun county and fauquier county. much of the shenandoah valley dry. day planner, have an umbrella handy. a passing shower through noontime, and likelihood for this afternoon to ea
romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> good morning, everybody, nine minutes after 5:00. a warm 69 degrees outside our studios. take a look at this live picture, lots of clouds over the district this morning. >> you know what those clouds are doing? >> what are they doing? >> making rain. >> how does one make it rain?...
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create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> the annual stand up 2 cancer telethon will be held tonight. all four broadcast networks and a dozen cable channels will air the same telethon commercial free. it raises money for cancer research and features several hollywood appearances including taylor swift and actor samuel l. jackson. it's airs tonight at 8:00. get a lot of hollywood folks answering the phones as well. call in and talk to them. >>> all right. coming up in 11 minutes after 5:00, and we're looking at cooler conditions to start the day. no rain. >> we like that. and hopefully this means the fall weather is coming to our area. 5:11, weather and traffic on the ones. >> it's right around the corner. this upcoming weekend it's going to feature a high weekend. as you said, it is qui t it and dry outside. we've got upper 60s with temperatures, hometown forecast. potomac, maryland, 84 by noontime. a lot of sunshine throughout the area. few clouds coming in late. high today, 79 on sunday. danella? >> good m
create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> the annual stand up 2 cancer telethon will be held tonight. all four broadcast networks and a dozen cable channels will air the same telethon commercial free. it raises money for cancer research and features several hollywood appearances including taylor swift and actor samuel l. jackson. it's airs tonight at 8:00. get a lot of hollywood folks answering the phones...
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endorse romney. the former speaker says he does not believe he will make another run for president saying he's already a little too old for the office. >>> romney's campaign is facing controversy. one of his top advisers stepped down just two weeks after being hired. richard grennell was advising romney on foreign policy and national security. he was also openly gay. some conservative supporters voiced disapproval. gw grennell is facing criticism for his tweets about the appearances of several prominent women including callista gingrich and hillary clinton. those tweets were before he was hired and have since been deleted. grennell said romney did not have an issue that he was gay. romney released a statement saying he was disappointed with the resignation. >>> it took firefighters in atlanta more than an hour to put out a four-alarm blaze at the tyler perry studios. the 200,000 square-foot facility is home to sets, soundstage, and a 400-seat theater. no word on the cause of the fire or amount of dam
endorse romney. the former speaker says he does not believe he will make another run for president saying he's already a little too old for the office. >>> romney's campaign is facing controversy. one of his top advisers stepped down just two weeks after being hired. richard grennell was advising romney on foreign policy and national security. he was also openly gay. some conservative supporters voiced disapproval. gw grennell is facing criticism for his tweets about the appearances of...
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. >>> another victory for mitt romney. the former governor won yesterday's illinois primary beating rick santorum by 12%. ron paul and newt gingrich finished in distant third and fourth places respectively. the victory gave romney a more commanding lead in the delegate count. nbc news now projects that he won 41 of illinois's 54 delegates. romney has not clinched the republican nomination yet but appears to be looking ahead to november's general election. >> so tonight was a primary, but november is the general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. the selection will be about principle. our economic freedom will be the ballot. >> this was romney's second victory this week. he won puerto rico's primary on sunday. >>> and today romney will be campaigning in maryland. he's scheduled to attend a town hall meeting this afternoon near baltimore. maryland holds its primary on april 3. early voting begins this saturday. 37 delegates are up for gra
. >>> another victory for mitt romney. the former governor won yesterday's illinois primary beating rick santorum by 12%. ron paul and newt gingrich finished in distant third and fourth places respectively. the victory gave romney a more commanding lead in the delegate count. nbc news now projects that he won 41 of illinois's 54 delegates. romney has not clinched the republican nomination yet but appears to be looking ahead to november's general election. >> so tonight was a...
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mitt romney was not. thedeclined. he has been criticize for switching positions. >> tracie potts, thank. >>> a new poll shows romney's challengers are starting to narrow the lead and now president obama is starting to make his voice heard. melissa is here with more on the poll and the president's first campaign ad. >> reporter: good morning. the latest poll shows mitt romney has lost some support, but more importantly his rivals are gaining ground on the former governor. look right here. now, the poll by "time" magazine and cnn shows 33% of voters in south carolina are supporting romney at this point, that's a double digit lead over gingrich, who has 23%. earlier this month romney led the entire pack by 20 points. looking at rick santorum, he's been striking distance, due to his appeal with social conservatives. he is currently earning 16%. flipping that around for ron paul. ron paul not far behind him with 13%. all of this could change before saturday, of course, as 7% of voters say they have not made up their minds
mitt romney was not. thedeclined. he has been criticize for switching positions. >> tracie potts, thank. >>> a new poll shows romney's challengers are starting to narrow the lead and now president obama is starting to make his voice heard. melissa is here with more on the poll and the president's first campaign ad. >> reporter: good morning. the latest poll shows mitt romney has lost some support, but more importantly his rivals are gaining ground on the former governor....
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create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> this morning a demolition. they used seven tons of tnt to bring down the ft. worth medical tower in texas. crews will cycle the debris there. crews will start a new medical building on the site. >>> time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with the forecast. hi, tom. >> good morning. there's a live view with the skyline of washington from the nbc 4 camera. there is a chill in the air. look at these temperatures all around the region. we're down into the low 50s to near 60 degrees. the warmer temperatures right near the warmer waters. elsewhere, it is a rather chilly start this morning. in fact, down into the 40s, parts of the shenandoah valley out into the markets. hay market, hometown forecast. prince william county by 7:00 a.m. in the mid-50s and sunny. by noontime, bright and sunny, low 70s. hour by hour for the whole region peaking in the upper 70s by midafternoon. bit of a breeze out of the northwest. i'm back in t
create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> this morning a demolition. they used seven tons of tnt to bring down the ft. worth medical tower in texas. crews will cycle the debris there. crews will start a new medical building on the site. >>> time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with the forecast. hi, tom. >> good morning. there's a live...
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mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> breaking news if if you're just warking up. staying on top of a deadly train derailment in ellicott city, maryland, overnight. it was about midnight when 21 railcars from a csx train that had more than 80 cars jump the tracks somehow. we understand that that derailn't killed two people who were standing on a train bridge as it was crossing through the downtown ellicott city area. also, coal dumped all over the place there. news 4's megan mcgrath is on the scene right now talking with emergency crews, getting the latest information. we will have a live report in less than 15 minutes. >>> investigators are trying to determine what caused a ride-on bus to slam into a house in montgomery county. it barrelled through the front of the house and into the living room in silver spring. two people were inside but they were not hurt. >> i said, this guy not going to stop in i went back to the car. boom. right in front of me. >> i thought it was an earthquake at fi
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both were asked whether mitt romney will win the republican presidential nomination. >> governor romney has some momentum and people will ask when he was governor why did his state rank 47th in job creation if he has such great ideas. so people are still shopping. >> everybody knows that he's got the best chance to beat president obama. you said at the top of the show that it's neck and neck between the two. the president knows it. most people know it. we want to win. i think he'll be the nominee. the only question is when. >>> they disagreed on job creation and the president's decision to require charities to provide contraception as part of health insurance plans. o'mally defended the decision while mcdonnell criticized the president >> a man accused of killing six people and left gabrielle giffords injured will be in court. they will determine if loughner is able to stand trial. loughner is not expected in court. >>> today the man believed to be behind maryland's robo call controversy will be in court. >> we're okay. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch tv tonight. >>
both were asked whether mitt romney will win the republican presidential nomination. >> governor romney has some momentum and people will ask when he was governor why did his state rank 47th in job creation if he has such great ideas. so people are still shopping. >> everybody knows that he's got the best chance to beat president obama. you said at the top of the show that it's neck and neck between the two. the president knows it. most people know it. we want to win. i think he'll...
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romney eventually found the real crowd. he says he forgave his campaign staffers for the practical joke. but paybacks coming, you think? >> i think so for sure. he's going to need to do it around video cameras so they all can feel what he felt. >> there you go. >>> another headache for credit card holders. the number that had people declined at the cash register. >>> after a frightening incident at 30,000 feet, what the wife of a jetblue pilot is saying. ♪ ♪ you're ththank you, sweetie. oh... ♪ [ siren ] >>> calling for calm in a
romney eventually found the real crowd. he says he forgave his campaign staffers for the practical joke. but paybacks coming, you think? >> i think so for sure. he's going to need to do it around video cameras so they all can feel what he felt. >> there you go. >>> another headache for credit card holders. the number that had people declined at the cash register. >>> after a frightening incident at 30,000 feet, what the wife of a jetblue pilot is saying. ♪ ♪...
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mitt romney's wife ann romney will speak in leesburg tomorrow. >>> two men broke into a man's home on del mar drive about 9:00 last night. they stabbed the homeowner and took his white 1990s model buick regal. the victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital. his condition unknown right now. police say they do not believe the incident is random and that the men responsible may still be driving that buick. >>> baltimore county police say an eighth grade student who brought a gun to school, pointed the weapon at his teacher, students, and himself before being retrained. the school in essex was put in lockdown as a precaution. no one was hurt. this comes two weeks after a perry hall student shot another boy in the cafeteria. the victim in that shooting, daniel bo daniel bowery was released from the hospital on monday. >>> this morning a mother wants to know who shot and killed her son as he walked to school in prince george's county. someone shot marckel ross yesterday morning on old central avenue in capitol heights as he walked to central high school. he was a junior. his mother tells new
mitt romney's wife ann romney will speak in leesburg tomorrow. >>> two men broke into a man's home on del mar drive about 9:00 last night. they stabbed the homeowner and took his white 1990s model buick regal. the victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital. his condition unknown right now. police say they do not believe the incident is random and that the men responsible may still be driving that buick. >>> baltimore county police say an eighth grade student who brought a gun...
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next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. just two days after maryland governor o'malley signed a bill to expand gambling a powerful community is vowing to vote against it in november. they say they won't be voting in favor of it which could bring a sixth casino to their backyard. they know they oppose the plan and explain he needs the money to avoid making cuts. the pastor says there are other options to raise revenue for the county. >> why not take a look at trying to lure federal government agencies to prince george's county? why not take a look at other forms of even technology. montgomery county has done a wonderful job of that over the years. >> we want a money to stay in prince george's county to help deal with the real problems we have in the county. >> baker says he and the county council are in the process of figuring out how money from a new casino would be used and how to explain that to voters. >>> still waiting for the big winner of wednesday night's powerball to come forward. it was sold in michigan. under the
next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. just two days after maryland governor o'malley signed a bill to expand gambling a powerful community is vowing to vote against it in november. they say they won't be voting in favor of it which could bring a sixth casino to their backyard. they know they oppose the plan and explain he needs the money to avoid making cuts. the pastor says there are other options to raise revenue for the county....
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romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the campaign has caused damage to the republican party thus far. four in ten adults say the process has given them a less favorable impression of the gop. that's compared with just slightly more than one in ten who have a more favorable opinion. when asked to describe the campaign in a word or phrase, nearly 70% answered with a negative comment. >>> new, securities cameras capture aid tornado that touched down in tennessee. the ef3 twister ripped through harrison. the man who owns the cameras says he was at a friend's house when it hit. others sid it sounded like a freight train. amazingly, his family, dogs, and home are okay. >>> as crews combed
romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the...
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mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> who is predicting t >>> a california slaughterhouse under investigation after reports of workers allowing sick cows to make it to slaughter. the federal government and mcdonald's have both stopped buying meat from the central valley meat company. an animal welfare group also reportedly shot hidden video of workers abusing cows. the usda currently interviewing employees of that meat company. together, mcdonald's and the government bought millions of dollars worth of meat from this slaughterhouse. >>> 17 after the hour now. researchers at the national institutes of health are working to try and prevent a deadly superbug from spreading. doctors believe an outbreak started in june of 2011. a new york woman carrying the bug was admitted to the nih clinical center in bethesda. then in august, another patient already in the hospital showed similar symptoms. over the next is six months, 16 more patients tested positive for that superbug. 11 of them died. resear
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mitt romney, 42%. newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and clearly getting under gingrich's skin. he's been hammering away at the former house speaker with a series of web, tv, radio ads that are just hammering away at gingrich's past. gingrich, meanwhile, is making an appeal to conservatives in florida, asking them to prolong this race, to keep him in the fight. gingrich has gotten the endorsement of herman cain over the weekend, and a semi endorsement from sarah palin who says vote for gingrich and annoy a liberal. at this point, gingrich is running out of options. florida is 50 delegates. it's winner-take-all. and really, it's where he can make his last serious stand. still, gingrich is saying that even if he does lose here in florida, that he believes that he could ultimately become the nominee of the party because he says that he doesn't believe that the party is ready to
mitt romney, 42%. newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and clearly getting under gingrich's skin. he's been hammering away at the former house speaker with a series of web, tv, radio ads that are just hammering away at gingrich's past. gingrich, meanwhile, is making an appeal to conservatives in florida, asking them to prolong this race, to keep him...
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[ cheers ] >> a bigity in for mitt romney after a -- big night for mitt romney after a commanding win over his rivals in the new hampshire primary. >>> we're tracking a soaking storm that's rolling into the d.c. area today. a look at how much rain we're expecting. >>> first, good morning, i'm aaron gilchrest in for joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 11, 2012. we're going to take a live look outside now. 5:01. 40 degrees. and a little chilly start dhampt 40 degrees misleading. we do want to tell you about a school closure this morning. ferry farm elementary school in stafford, virginia, is closed today because there is no heat in the building. we're told no students or staff should report to the building today. all activities including all after-school activities schedule read also canceled. >>> and tom, this is not the day to be without heat for the little ones. >> yeah. it is cold under a clear sky. we are down into the 20s throughout much of the region. it's frosty, too. you'll be scraping frost off the windshield on this wednesday morni
[ cheers ] >> a bigity in for mitt romney after a -- big night for mitt romney after a commanding win over his rivals in the new hampshire primary. >>> we're tracking a soaking storm that's rolling into the d.c. area today. a look at how much rain we're expecting. >>> first, good morning, i'm aaron gilchrest in for joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, january 11, 2012. we're going to take a live look outside now. 5:01....
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mitt romney will restore the work requirement, because it works. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> this morning we're getting a look at a tornado which ripped through kentucky at a school. it hit the grade school. that strong winds there blew out the windows and sent debris flying into the gym and stairwellseses. other cameras show two maintenance workers inside the building. you saw them hit the stairs there. the school was destroyed while it's being rebuilt, the students are going to go to classes in nearby warehouse. i can't imagine getting caught in the middle of that. >>> time for weather and traffic. meteorologist tom kierein in the storm center to tell us more about the summer day we're having. >> turned more humid overnight. right now we're in the low to mid 70s. by noontime, mid 80s. low 90s mid afternoon. and partly sunny. and then there's a small chance of isolated thunder shower between 4:00 and 8:00. after that just a little steamy overnight. that will be at 5:21. >>> tom, things are quiet in my area. let's head over right now and check things out. to
mitt romney will restore the work requirement, because it works. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> this morning we're getting a look at a tornado which ripped through kentucky at a school. it hit the grade school. that strong winds there blew out the windows and sent debris flying into the gym and stairwellseses. other cameras show two maintenance workers inside the building. you saw them hit the stairs there. the school was destroyed while it's being rebuilt,...
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ann romney is going to be speaking at her husband, the softer, kinder, gentler version of mitt romney. talking a little bit about her experience with her husband over many years. and also tonight, probably a very colorful speech from new jersey governor chris christie. he's been here talking about that speech, saying that he turned down a speech assistant that was offered to him to the rnc. he said, no, thanks. i think i can hand that one on my own. they are the key note speakers tonight. >> he's given a view. all right. have fun down there. >>> as tracie mentioned, virginia governor will also speak today but he is not the only mcdonnell taking the stage this week. his daughter jenen will also have the honor of addressing the rnc crowd. the 31-year-old who served in iraq as an army platoon leader will introduce senator john mccain around 8:00 tomorrow night. a fellow veteran who was wounded in combat will join her on stage. jenen mcdonnell has been in the spotlight before campaigning for her father and singing the "national anthem" at his 2010 inauguration. >>> we do have a m praing n
ann romney is going to be speaking at her husband, the softer, kinder, gentler version of mitt romney. talking a little bit about her experience with her husband over many years. and also tonight, probably a very colorful speech from new jersey governor chris christie. he's been here talking about that speech, saying that he turned down a speech assistant that was offered to him to the rnc. he said, no, thanks. i think i can hand that one on my own. they are the key note speakers tonight....
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it was mitt romney's night. he won a decisive victory here and now has three times as many delegates as gingrich. plus, as we've learned this morning, he will get secret service protection starting tomorrow morning as the front-runner here. he won women, he won seniors, he won a majority of the hispanic vote. the first time that we've seen in this race so far such a big difference among those categories. gingrich came in a distant second. he didn't even call romney last night to congratulate him. he is vowing to stay in the race. what they both had to say after the votes were tallied last night. >> together we will build an america where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word and old bumper sticker. [ applause ] >> and i think florida did something very important, coming on top of south carolina. it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader newt gingrich and the massachusetts moderate. [ applause ] >> reporter: rick santorum and ron paul also planning to hang i
it was mitt romney's night. he won a decisive victory here and now has three times as many delegates as gingrich. plus, as we've learned this morning, he will get secret service protection starting tomorrow morning as the front-runner here. he won women, he won seniors, he won a majority of the hispanic vote. the first time that we've seen in this race so far such a big difference among those categories. gingrich came in a distant second. he didn't even call romney last night to congratulate...
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mitt romney tried to stay away from the big issues as he attended a picnic in new hampshire. he's had to deal with discrepancies in his campaign over health care and the penalty for not purchasing insurance. is it a penalty or is it a tax? >> the supreme court is the final word, aren't they? it's the highest court in the land. they said it's a tax. >> his campaign has called it a penalty so he's trying to do a little bit of damage control there as both candidates look toward tomorrow. the focus again will be on the economy. aaron? >> thank you. >> breaking news in the district, an overnight shooting turned deadly in the 600 block of morton street in northwest d.c. two people were hit around 2:30 this morning. police say one man died of his injuries. no word if the police are looking for suspects. >> today george zimmerman will learn if he gets out of jail. a judge revoked zimmerman's bond when prosecutors accused him and his wife of hiding donations raised on a web site created for his defense. zimmerman's defense attorney said he acted out of fear for his family's safety whe
mitt romney tried to stay away from the big issues as he attended a picnic in new hampshire. he's had to deal with discrepancies in his campaign over health care and the penalty for not purchasing insurance. is it a penalty or is it a tax? >> the supreme court is the final word, aren't they? it's the highest court in the land. they said it's a tax. >> his campaign has called it a penalty so he's trying to do a little bit of damage control there as both candidates look toward...
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former massachusetts governor mitt romney defeated rick santorum by eight votes. r romney won. romney is still considered the front-runner for the nomination, but it also shows republicans are divided and looking for an alternative. nbc's tracie potts has more on the outcome live from des moines, iowa, this morning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. republicans don't think they'd ever seen anything like this. we heard from the candidates, and then hours later we got the official rutesults. it looks like mitt romney is the winner, but also a very big night for rick santorum, who was within single digits, but now within just eight votes of winning this one. here's what they both had to say hours before we got the official numbers. >> this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> we are off to new hampshire. the message i shared with you tonight is not an iowa message or an iowa and south carolina message, it is a message that will resonate across this land. >> reporter: for now
former massachusetts governor mitt romney defeated rick santorum by eight votes. r romney won. romney is still considered the front-runner for the nomination, but it also shows republicans are divided and looking for an alternative. nbc's tracie potts has more on the outcome live from des moines, iowa, this morning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. republicans don't think they'd ever seen anything like this. we heard from the candidates, and then hours...
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voters have two choices -- mitt romney and ron paul. gingrich and santorum didn't collect the required number of signatures. the primary day is more than a month away. it takes place super tuesday, march 6. >>> breaking news. we have learned that police have arrested a man who started an all-night standoff inside an apartment complex. this is all happening in the 1000 block of 13th street southeast. news4's tracee wilkins is live with the breaking details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it looks like they have their suspect, according to one police officer. told me they took this man into custody. i have reports that he was taken in without incident. no police officers harmed in this incident. i understand he was also checked out and ok'd to be transported. take a look behind me. you see the scene has changed. let me show you what it looked like earlier. police are still maintaining the perimeter. again, it does appear that the suspect has been taken into custody. now this incident started in virginia although it ended in sout
voters have two choices -- mitt romney and ron paul. gingrich and santorum didn't collect the required number of signatures. the primary day is more than a month away. it takes place super tuesday, march 6. >>> breaking news. we have learned that police have arrested a man who started an all-night standoff inside an apartment complex. this is all happening in the 1000 block of 13th street southeast. news4's tracee wilkins is live with the breaking details. good morning. >>...
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romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:28. dozens of people are dead in iraq after a series of terrorist attacks overnight. >>> the head of jpmorgan chase is getting ready to face tough questions on capitol hill after a costly mistake. >>> george allen is hoping to complete a successful comeback after a big win in virginia's republican primary. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> a wet day yesterday, but, looks like the rain is behind us. >> very good. >> let's hope so. >> we needed the rain and it was still running a deficit, but it was beneficial. we'll take every drop we can get at this point, especially now that we're into the prime growing season. farmers were jumping for joy as we had the showers coming through and a few thundershowers and thankfully didn't produce any wind damage other than a few isolated trees m
romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:28. dozens of people are dead in iraq after a series of terrorist attacks overnight. >>> the head of jpmorgan chase is getting ready to face tough questions on capitol hill after a costly mistake. >>> george allen is hoping to...
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he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. newt gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood back in 1920 because he's a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says even if a third lane was added in each direction, it would not improve the traffic. estimated costs of the project range anywhere from $340 million to $565 million. the meeting starts at 8:00 tonight at the city municipal building. >>> our time is 5:07. a new perspective on a sad day in american history. the never-before-seen home movies of the challenger disaster that one man has uncovered. >>> plus, hidden dangers. possible defects in your home's staircases that could put your children at risk. >>> and did you get a chance to enjoy that wonderful weather yesterday? if not, are you in luck. -- you are in luck ♪ ok
he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. newt gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood back in 1920 because he's a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says even if a third lane was added in each direction, it would not improve...
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. >>> and mitt romney is trying to erase a campaign gaffe. he the staff is under fire this morning. >>> i'm eun yang. it's 5:00 a.m. 62 degrees out there. i believe that is reagan national airport. still a little foggy from this view but not as bad as yesterday and it turned out to be a nice day. >> we're hitting a roadblock again with the fog. next couple of days, you know, the warm act is going to be the big story. for the weekend, get ready for some of our first big storms around this area. as far as the temperatures go today, we'll hit 77 degrees in d.c., 76 in frek ritzburg. culpeper, 77. it's going to be a pretty nice day with sunshine probably breaking out about noontime today. there's your fog in gaithersburg, pax river and over in annapolis visibility are down to around a quart over a mile. we dropped to 60, a couple of degrees. 9:00 a.m., 62 with breaks of sunshine. by the time we get to the noon hour, partly sunny. we'll go from 70 to 77 degrees, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. evening planner, we clear out even more. it's going be nice. >> the
. >>> and mitt romney is trying to erase a campaign gaffe. he the staff is under fire this morning. >>> i'm eun yang. it's 5:00 a.m. 62 degrees out there. i believe that is reagan national airport. still a little foggy from this view but not as bad as yesterday and it turned out to be a nice day. >> we're hitting a roadblock again with the fog. next couple of days, you know, the warm act is going to be the big story. for the weekend, get ready for some of our first big...
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romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> looking at the stories making headlines -- jury selection set to begin in the sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. >>> one person is dead, another injured in a fiery crash in maryland overnight. >>> plus, big crowds have lined the streets of london for the final day of queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee celebrations. >>> we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news4 today" on this tuesday, june 5. as we take a live look outside this morning, still clouds hanging tough for you. and you can expect some cooler air to greet you as you step outside this morning. >> that's right. doesn't feel like june. that's for sure. meteorologist tom kierein here. weather & traffic on the 1s. >> yeah. it's ten degrees cooler. not going to get much warmer as t
romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> looking at the stories making headlines -- jury selection set to begin in the sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. >>> one person is dead, another injured in a fiery crash in maryland overnight. >>> plus, big crowds have lined the streets of london for the final day of queen elizabeth's...
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president obama leads romney by 7% in that category. >>> mitt romney's campaign hoping to get a boost from comments vice president joe biden made yesterday. biden warned supporters in north carolina that romney and his running mate paul ryan would raise taxes on the middle class. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class has been buried the last four years. >> of course the middle class has been buried. they're being bear rayed by regulations, by taxes, by borrowing. they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> vice president biden later tried to clarify his comments by saying the middle class was b e buried by policies mitt romney and paul ryan supported. you came watch the debate right here on nbc 4. live team coverage begins at 9:00 tonight. and that brings us to our poll question this morning. will you watch tonight's debate? let us know by taking the poll on the news 4 today facebook page. >>> this morning police are investigating a deadly stabbing. investigators say the man was stabbed afternoround 8:00 at 30 street and naylor road. th
president obama leads romney by 7% in that category. >>> mitt romney's campaign hoping to get a boost from comments vice president joe biden made yesterday. biden warned supporters in north carolina that romney and his running mate paul ryan would raise taxes on the middle class. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class has been buried the last four years. >> of course the middle class has been buried. they're being bear rayed by regulations, by taxes, by...
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critical to romney's campaign. now all the candidates are turning their attentions to next tuesday which because of all the contests on the same day is called, of course, super tuesday. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill right now. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. ten states, more than 400 delegates up for grabs next tuesday. and that, in fact, is where the candidates are already focused. mitt romney, rick santorum, both of them in ohio, which is the second biggest prize next week. georgia has the most delegates. newt gingrich expected to run strong in his home state. but ohio very similar to michigan in demographics and i. what we saw was a win for romney. he ended up being the projected winner by only 3% points. exit polls showed that even though romney won, he's got trouble with conservatives and trouble with poor republicans. here's part of what both candidates said after the results last night. >> and in this room are the people who knocked on the doors and made the calls and went to the polls. it
critical to romney's campaign. now all the candidates are turning their attentions to next tuesday which because of all the contests on the same day is called, of course, super tuesday. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill right now. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. ten states, more than 400 delegates up for grabs next tuesday. and that, in fact, is where the candidates are already focused. mitt romney, rick santorum, both of them in ohio, which is the second biggest prize next...
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mitt romney will restore the work requirement, because it works. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> college students on tight budget mate want to rent textbooks. amazon just launched textbook rental. saving 70%. users can search the site and click rent for bookses available foreign tall. free shipping. the books come with a prepaid label for returns. what a great idea. >> this thing is awesome because, remember, you would sell your books back and you wouldn't get even a fraction of the cost. >> exactly. >> they cost up to $600 a semester. >> this is going to be big savings for a lot of parents and students. >> great idea. >>> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein, looking outside. everything is calm and cool so far. will that low humidity stick around, tom? >> in fact, you can tell we've got low humidity just by looking at live view from our hd city camera on this monday morning. we've got excellent visibility. hardly any haze in the air. and you can see the washington monument. it's under a clear sky now. and temperature rsz cos are coo. all the areas in t
mitt romney will restore the work requirement, because it works. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> college students on tight budget mate want to rent textbooks. amazon just launched textbook rental. saving 70%. users can search the site and click rent for bookses available foreign tall. free shipping. the books come with a prepaid label for returns. what a great idea. >> this thing is awesome because, remember, you would sell your books back and you...
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as romney's running mate. virginia has become a key battleground state ever since president obama's win in 2008. it all comes after the most important important night and each of romney's political career. strikeout as the president hit all the major campaign points and allowed a view into his personal life. tracie potts join us live from tampa with more on that speech. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: richard, good morning. good morning, everyone. he did a number of objectives here. you could listen to the speech bitty bit and hear what they are. a lot of different constituencies, he was trying to connect with. like women. he talked about his mother a number of times. even about her run for senate. in latino voters, he tukd about his heritage. his dad being from mexico. he tried to connect with the middle class, saying that unlike president obama, as he put it, he would not raise taxes on families in this country. but, one of the biggest things that we saw not only with romney but with the other speaker, on
as romney's running mate. virginia has become a key battleground state ever since president obama's win in 2008. it all comes after the most important important night and each of romney's political career. strikeout as the president hit all the major campaign points and allowed a view into his personal life. tracie potts join us live from tampa with more on that speech. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: richard, good morning. good morning, everyone. he did a number of objectives here....
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if you believe those polls, the vast majority are backing mitt romney. he's up by almost ten points nationally, almost 20 points on average here in new hampshire. in fact, in some polls he's up by 24 points. he has and has always had a sizable lead in one of the states that he claims as his home state. his opponents are trying diligently to cut into that lead. gingrich, paul, huntsman, santorum, they are all very busy. more than two dozen campaign events scheduled for today because all of them realize in new hampshire, mitt romney is the one to beat. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts, why didn't you run for resflekz. >> for me, politics is not a career. >> can we drop a little bit of the pius baloney? you were running for president while you were governor. level with the american people. >> reporter: newt gingrich says today he's releasing a youtube video that lays out all of the tax increases in massachusetts under mitt romney. by the way, analysts are saying this was jon huntsman's strongest debate performance yet. from here th
if you believe those polls, the vast majority are backing mitt romney. he's up by almost ten points nationally, almost 20 points on average here in new hampshire. in fact, in some polls he's up by 24 points. he has and has always had a sizable lead in one of the states that he claims as his home state. his opponents are trying diligently to cut into that lead. gingrich, paul, huntsman, santorum, they are all very busy. more than two dozen campaign events scheduled for today because all of them...
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he accused romney of backing the banks. some of the exchanges were over earmarks and taxes. >> governor romney raised taxes. >> you voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts in spending. >>> ron paul ended up calling rick santorum a fake conservative. newt gingrich failed to get a word in. now, this could end up being the last between all four, but the santorum and paul said they're not going to participate in one that had been scheduled for atlanta. eun? >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> well, the contraception controversy is expected to ratchet up a notch today. they will have only one witness, the woman who republicans refuse to let testify last week. you may remember d.c. delegate eleanor holmes walking out when the congressman refused to let 30-year-old georgetown 30 yorld son draw fluke testify before the hearing. she was the only woman scheduled to testify but he said that democrats submit add name too late. it was to require employers, even those affiliated with r
he accused romney of backing the banks. some of the exchanges were over earmarks and taxes. >> governor romney raised taxes. >> you voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts in spending. >>> ron paul ended up calling rick santorum a fake conservative. newt gingrich failed to get a word in. now, this could end up being the last between all four, but the santorum and paul said they're not going to participate in one that had been scheduled for...
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that protester was met it chants of "usa" from romney supporters. he continued to attack president obama's handling of the situation in the middle east. >>> and paul ryan will visit rockingham fairgrounds in harrisonburg, virginia. yesterday mitt romney was in fairfax, and first lady michelle obama appeared at two events, one in richmond and the other in fredericksburg. >>> virginia is expected to be one of the most important states up for grabs in november. right now president obama is leading in the commonwealth and other battleground states. a new nbc/wall street journal poll shows the president ahead of mitt romney in three key states. in virginia and florida, he leads romney by five points among the voters. that lead jumps to seven points in ohio. political experts say these are fairly large leads for the president, but they can easily be wiped out if romney has a strong first debate, which is scheduled for october 3rd. stocks will open on wall street today on multiyear highs, thanks to new efforts by the federal reserve. word the fed would inj
that protester was met it chants of "usa" from romney supporters. he continued to attack president obama's handling of the situation in the middle east. >>> and paul ryan will visit rockingham fairgrounds in harrisonburg, virginia. yesterday mitt romney was in fairfax, and first lady michelle obama appeared at two events, one in richmond and the other in fredericksburg. >>> virginia is expected to be one of the most important states up for grabs in november. right...
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mitt romney will restore the work requirement, because it works. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. is >>> presumptive republican nominee mitt romney embarks on a four-day bus state tomorrow. he will visit four states president obama won in 2008 and will talk about his own plan for the middle class. all the talk around romney will be speculation about who his running mate might be. especially with the itinerary he's laid out, many of his vp short list options will be campaigning with him during this tour. it all starts right here in virginia where governor bob mcdonnell will join him for stops in norfolk, ashland, and in manassas. the second stop for the tour will be in north carolina. tim pawlenty will be a guest on the bus there. pawlen lentity is basically a romney ambassador right now. pawlenty already made two stops in north carolina already. on monday, the tour will move to the state of florida. it is there where romney will meet up with one of his most talked about vp choices, marco rube y rubio. the young senator could bring romney much needed votes from the hi
mitt romney will restore the work requirement, because it works. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. is >>> presumptive republican nominee mitt romney embarks on a four-day bus state tomorrow. he will visit four states president obama won in 2008 and will talk about his own plan for the middle class. all the talk around romney will be speculation about who his running mate might be. especially with the itinerary he's laid out, many of his vp short list options will...